Cross boundaries.
Priyanka Gollamudi (NIU MIS alumna 2018), business strategy analyst for Google.
Your future is without boundaries. Our approach is, too. Your experience with NIU Business starts with a 30-plus year nationally ranked curriculum and an energized culture.
Photo: social entrepreneurship students in Mexico.
By merging thinking with doing, we’ve created a collaborative learning environment that’s enriched by a diversity of persons, opportunities and ideas. You’ll grow with fellow students from the United States and overseas, and interact with award-winning faculty and business executives in global or entrepreneurial organizations. From day one, you’ll feel warmly welcomed. You’ll also begin to gain the experiences, skills and relationships you need to pursue your passion — no matter where you want to go in life.
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By the numbers.
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Undergraduate majors.
Certificates of study.
Master’s programs.
Faculty and staff.
Business professionals serving on the College of Business advisory board.
Out-of-class cocurricular opportunities through Passport 2019-2020.
647 $ 55K 372 $ 19 million+ 193 Undergraduate degrees awarded 2019-2020 (668 with double majors).
Master’s degrees awarded 2019-2020.
Median starting salary of College of Business bachelor’s graduates 2019-2020.
Amount of NIU scholarships, including NIU Business 2019-2020.
Refereed journal articles from faculty research since January 2016.
We’re one of the nation’s best for over 30 years. U.S. News & World Report, Businessweek, CEO Magazine, Poets&Quants, College Choice.
And yet we’re even more than a fully AACSB-accredited business school with talented individuals, innovative ideas, long-standing national rank and an extensive network of accomplished alumni, students, faculty and friends. We also care greatly about every student. • Among best for 33 years, since 1987 (U.S. News & World Report). • No. 3 nationally for business schools with most U.S. minorities (Poets&Quants). • No. 4 best in Chicago (College Choice). • No. 30 nationally for best overall academic experience (Poets&Quants). • Top 100 undergraduate program (Poets&Quants). NIU Business rankings: go.niu.edu/rankings
Cross boundaries with knowledge you can use. In all our degree programs, you’ll experience teamwork, relationship-building, a focus on business ethics and the blending of hands-on problem-solving with important classroom teachings. You’ll also stand out because of our unique set of college-level programs only offered here. Six college-level programs • Career Compass helps you explore your personal strengths and interests so you select the area of study best suited for you. • Business in Action immerses you in the culture of the college through real-world projects that explore business functions and opportunities. • Business Passport broadens your business perspective, enhances your marketability and strengthens your personal brand through experiences in seven defined areas. • BELIEF Program develops your understanding of ethics and integrity-based leadership and is integrated throughout the NIU Business curriculum. • Global Travels expand your horizons with faculty-guided, short study abroad experiences that include tours of global firms, cultural side trips and meetings with executives. • Experiential Learning Center deepens your real-world experience by connecting teams of students with organizations to tackle real business issues over the course of a semester.
Academic and degree offerings • Six Bachelor of Science degree majors and: One online degree completion program. Six college-level programs. Two graduation transcripts: academic transcript and cocurricular transcript. Eleven certificates of study. Seven minors. 100 unique ELC projects: student teams connected with business organizations. • Seven master’s degree programs and: Four MBA formats (includes global). Fifteen certificates of study. Three certification workshops. Three STEM programs. Four online degree programs.
Bachelor’s degree programs. Majors • Accountancy • Business Administration • Finance • Management • Leadership and Management • Human Resource Management • Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility • Marketing • Professional Sales • Digital Marketing • International Marketing • Online Degree Completion in Marketing • Operations and Information Management • Supply Chain Management • Data Analytics • Information Technology Management
Minors • Business Administration • Business Analytics • Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Finance • International Marketing • Marketing • Social Entrepreneurship
Certificates of Undergraduate Study • Business Analytics using SAS Software • Digital Marketing • Enterprise Management using SAP Software • Finance • Financial Planning • Information Technology Management • International Marketing • Professional Selling • Retail Management • Social Entrepreneurship • Supply Chain Management
Professional Certifications • Bloomberg • Certified Treasury Professional • Chartered Financial Analyst • DataCamp • Endorsed Internal Audit • Microsoft Office Excel
Workshops • Python Programmer Bootcamp • SAP TS410 Certification Workshop • SAS Programmer Bootcamp • SCRUM Workshop
For more information email: cobadvising@niu.edu call: 815-753-1325
Master’s degree programs. Programs • Master of Business Administration • Executive • Global • One-year (offered in Hoffman Estates and Chicago) • Online • Master of Accountancy • Master of Accounting Science • Master of Science in Digital Marketing (online) • Master of Science in Finance (STEM) • Master of Science in Management Information Systems (STEM) • Master of Science in Data Analytics (online and STEM)
Certificates of Graduate Study • Advanced Study in Accountancy • Advanced Study in Accounting Analytics • Data Analytics using SAS Software • Data Science for Business • Enterprise Management using SAP Software • Entrepreneurship • Finance • Financial Planning • Financial Risk Management • FinTech • Foundation of Accountancy • International Business • Management Information Systems • Managerial Leadership • Strategic Marketing
Workshops • Python Programmer Bootcamp • SAP TS410 Workshop • SAS Programmer Bootcamp
Visit cob.niu.edu/academics for a current listing of all NIU Business programs.
Your future is without boundaries. Our approach is, too.
We believe that experiencing what it’s like to implement ideas and to collaborate with talented individuals while you’re in college is as important as the intellectual foundation you get here. Scholarships and resources.
• Professional development: Résumé critique, mock interviews, internship fairs, job fairs, Meet the Firm events, 30 professional business student organizations, extensive business collaborations. • A small private college feeling with best-in-class stature and a state-of-the-art facility. • More than 300 firms — global Fortune companies, mid-sized firms to entrepreneurial startups — bring their executives to the college. • Over 60,000 NIU Business alumni strong and counting.
Real-world learning and doing.
• Experiential Learning Center. • Social entrepreneurship. • BELIEF ethics competition. • Student-managed investment portfolio. • Project management for social enterprises. • Tours of company facilities. • Company meet-and-greet tables for internships, job opportunities. • Micro-internship opportunities.
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